Entries from December 2012

Tuesday, December 11. 2012

Are you taking the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, or MCAT exam? Practice exams for these and others can be found in LearningExpress Library™. LearningExpress Library also includes Job & Career Accelerator™, which can help you write resumés and cover letters, find jobs and internship opportunities, explore Occupational Profiles, and look up salary and job growth information.

To access LearningExpress Library, you can either use your UMID or your Michigan driver’s license.

Monday, December 10. 2012

Cynthia Barnett, author of Blue Revolution: Unmaking America's Water Crisis, was the speaker at the Natural Sciences Colloquium last Friday. Her talk, "Blue Revolution: A Water Ethic for America," discussed Americans' attitudes, illusions, and knowledge about water. She also proposed a shared water ethic among citizens, government, and major water users.

Thursday, December 6. 2012

If you missed last night’s Fair Lane Music Guild concert, you might like to know that the library has a few resources that can help you listen to what you missed. Classical Music Library and Naxos Music Library both stream recorded performances of classical music. The Classical Music Library and Naxos recordings certainly aren't the same as being at a concert, and don't include the same musicians who played last night, but these databases include tens of thousands recordings.

And, if you are interested in finding out more about composers, check out the library’s Music databases.

Monday, December 3. 2012

This past weekend, I watched a repeat of the PBS documentary The War of 1812. It reminded me that the 200th anniversary of the Battle of the River Raisin will take place in Monroe in January. Check the National Park Service website for more information.